Children's Ministries - B.S.
Purpose
The Children's Ministries major is designed to prepare a student to serve in a church staff position such as a director of children's ministry. The Children's Ministries major also prepares students to serve in various para-church organizations (that serve the needs of children) as well as giving needed preparation for students who intend to seek employment in church-related pre-schools and day care centers. Students who plan to seek ordination in The Wesleyan Church or who plan to enroll in the MPTh must double major in Pastoral Ministries.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirements by taking REL-240.
Requirements (45 credits)
Ministry Core (15 credits)
| REL-200 | Introduction to Ministry | 1 |
| REL-270 | Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 |
| REL-390 | Ministerial Placement and Persistence | 1 |
| REL-490 | Practical Theology Capstone | 1 |
| BIL-202 | Inductive Bible Study | 3 |
-BIL
| 300/400 Advanced OT | 3 |
| THE-233 | Systematic Theology | 3 |
Practical Theology (PRT) (27 credits)
| CED-255 | Local Church Education | 2 |
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| CED-255P | Local Church Education Practicum | 1 |
| CED-230 | Teaching the Bible to Children | 3 |
| CED-354 | Working With Children | 3 |
| CED-361 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-362 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-363 | Children's Ministry Practicum | 1 |
| CED-455 | Christian Education in the Family | 2 |
| CED-491 | Leading a Children's Ministry in a Local Church | 3 |
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| YTH-330 | Theological Foundations of Youth and Family Ministries | 3 |
| REL-370 | Introduction to Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| YTH-471 | Pastoral Counseling and Care I: Children to Adulthood | 2 |
Religious and Ministerial Studies (3 credits)
-BIL
| 300/400 Advanced NT | 3 |
